Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-25

| The house felt unsteady inclined the
! other morning, and adopted "A resolution
To buy IA piano for the executive parlor
a wave of practical common sense rolled
! over the house later, and the matter was
| reconsideT9d and the resolution laid on the
table.
The committee examining the mineral
statistics of Michigan say that 1880 net
| tons of copper have been produced IN
! Michigan from ls45 10 lss6-valued at
! Sl1SdlG5l9 that 29,1OOOOO tons OF iron,
worth not less than sl5O.OOOOOO and the
business of mining isincrea,ing from year
To year that Michigan Is the leading pro
| ducer OF salt, the total being nearly one
half Of the entire product of the United
States. The committee, speaking of gyp-
sum, say IT Is another mineral product IN
which Michigan takes the lead. In los5 OF
! al, 100 tons of domestic land plaster aud
stucco made in the United States, Michi-
! gan produced -, 4O3. All OF the inlustri Is
cited-and there are many more-are not
only OF great Importance, but they are so
steadily growing as To insure stability
/ IN the future 10 Is to them that the state
will ever owe a large share of her prosper
ity and in them numbers of her young
I men VIII seek employment. The aim and
| object of the mining school il To fit the o
young men 10 inteliigently aid, and ultl-
mately lead in, the further develOpme of
these great industries. The time has ar
! rived when all of tine processes of pro
! duction must be cheapened, and practical
science must be brought into requisitiOn
! If Michigan is to remain in the fore front
as the greatest producing mining country
in the world, and if her products are TO
successfully compete with those of the
world. "
Commissioner Dix has informed tho
house that Michigan has sos. 700 worth Of
swamp lands at present unentered.
The house has passed the following bill:
SEcTioN !. The eople of the state of
Michigan enact, That if any male person
or persons over the age of II years shall
assault female child under the age OF -
years, and shall take indecent and i'm
y oper Liberties with the person of such
chlld, without committing or intending To
commit tie crime of rape upon such
child. he shall he deemed a feloniOus as
sauiter, and on conviction thereof shall be
punished by imprisonment in the state
prls on not more than ten years. or by fine
not exceeding sl,OJO or both such fine and
imprisonment in the discretion OF the
court.
$50. >. Any indictm ent or information
charging any person or persons with rape,
or AN attempt TO commit rape upon any
female, II such fema.c shall he at the time
NNtu q II ildi iF4 To nav Ia zen pa
under the age OF - years. may also con
tam count charging such person or per
son, TO be "a telOnlOu, a,saulter under see-
ton one OF this act. ana tie jury who
shall try such case may convict of either
Onens', AMI may Ind "A or any of tie
persons indicted or informed against
guilty Of either of the ofienses charged in
such indictment or Information.
The senate committee has PASSED tie lii
"a "a "A q "a of
at "A salary not exc eding Sl.tOJ per year,
in spite of the follow NJ very facetiOus
argument by Senator . Riley: The state
J. taxed TO support univ ersity to make
lawyers: these lawyers in time become
iunge-, and again become "a tax on the
pe ople then the state i, taxed 10 support
board OF pardons 10 par ton out the per
sons sentenced 10y the Judges, and now the
proposition Is TO create "A clcrkship for this
board. its "a little too much.
Senator Babcock retaliated by saving
that for ID year, the law department OF
the university had more than paid all its
expenses; ard that last year il paid 5000
over and above its eXpen.e- into the zen
eral fund OF tie university.
An an.r1tcd debate occurred in the
house TIE 1t cr dny over the bIll for the
protection OF game. As amenGed. II limits
the season for deer limiting TO one month.
also tOrbids the u.e Of dogs IN hunting,
pursuing and killing der, and any dog
seen follow NJ upon the track OF deer Is
declared a public nuisance. 20 be killed On
sight without course 10 law or lndemni-
fication 10 the owner. hi, part Of The bill
was Oh .ectcd To 10y Representatives kum-
sey and Manly II was defended by Rep
,entatives Thompson, Perkins and Can
non. The house refused 70 strike 1t out.
Another principal amendment foTbids the
spring shooting OF ducks. 1 he terms OF
this portion OF the hill read as follows
NO person shall Kill or destroy any wild
duck save only from the lst of Septemt err
in each year to the lst day of January
next following or any wild water fowl or
snipe between the lst OF May and the lit
Of September in each year. Hunters from
the vicinity OF the national boundary line
say that at tn" present time Canadian
water, swarm with wild duck. protected
by the Can dian law. American waters
ring with the explosion of guns and many
hunter, are de troying water fowl bv bat
terie, in invisible boats and other murder
on, devices. They follow this practice
nlgh hit and day. SpOrt>men have written
many letters here urging the immediate
passage of the spring duck shooting bill in
PRODUCED 10y Senator findings
The house committee Of the Whole has
agreed To Till providing that I'll factor
les jnl WORKSHOPS where emery wheels !
Of any description are used, either solid /
emery. leather. leather covered, felt. can
vas, linen paper or wheels rolled in emery
or corundum, shall be provided with blow
ers or similar apparatus which shall Toe
placed over, beside or under said wheels /
In such manner as to carry away all dust |
arising from said emery wheels while in
operation, directly 10 the outside OF the
building, or some receptacle placed rs !
TO receive such dust In cities IL i made |
the duty Of the superintendent Of rolice !
and in town hips OF the supervis Ors 10 see !
that the regulations of the act are OF
served and TO prosecute persons who shall !
violate the same. 1t Is also provided that |
in case of the neglect or refusal of either |
of the officers named to perform the |
duties impo- ed, then any person of mature |
age and good moral character may lake |
such insI ection and prosecute any or all !
persons who shall b found violating the |
provisions of the act. The penalty for |
violation Of the act is a fine of SlC0 The |
bill was introduced by Mr. Ogg at the re-
quest of workmen in the stove works in
Detroit.
The governor has signed the bills amend |
ing the act relative To life insurance com. |
panies relative 60 public instruction and |